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CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $96K · expenses $98K · assets $1.6M

EIN
46-5200872
Address
400 1ST ST NW, ELKADER, IA 52043-9061
NTEE code
B82
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2024
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Mission

WE PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TO GRADUATING SENIORS FROM THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Paula Ehrhardt TREASURER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jane Metcalf SECRETARY2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Justin Vorwald VICE PRESIDENT2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jessica Pensel PRESIDENT2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sue Stott BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Candi Roberts BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Patrick Grau DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
Courtney Vorwald (former) PRESIDENT2024 1 $0 reported 1
Nicole Dennler (former) BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JESSICA PENSEL PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN VORWALD VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
PAULA EHRHARDT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JANE METCALF SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CANDI ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SUE STOTT BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK GRAU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
COURTNEY VORWALD PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
PAULA EHRHARDT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JANE METCALF SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN VORWALD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA PENSEL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
NICOLE DENNLER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SUE STOTT BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,465$98,394 $1,567,486$1,567,486 $22,026$0 $00-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,267$76,680 $1,569,415$1,569,415 $14,340$0 $007

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
WEST MARSHALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUNDATIONIAB82 $96,924$75,929 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
IOWA READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIAB82 $99,612$85,354 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
WALT FIEGEL FOUNDATIONIAB82 $90,181$99,289 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTH CENTRAL IOWA STO INCIAB82 $96,302$93,111 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
MONTIFORD AND MARY BECK DOUPE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIAB82 $94,298$92,550 Trustee$12,700 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
THE AXIOM INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EDUCARIONAL FDNIAB82 $88,535$94,824 Chair Board of Directors$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
TED L & DONNA WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONIAB82 $98,314$64,783 TRUSTEE$6,000 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
SERVE AFRICAIAB82 $97,144$86,795 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
SCARLET PRIDE INCIAB82 $101,440$102,321 FUND MANAGER$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
COMMUNITY CHOICE FOUNDATIONMIB82 $96,964$119,738 PRESIDENT$1,269,458 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
C B A I FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY BANKINGILB82 $97,030$127,393 CHAIRWOMAN$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
DAN SCISM SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INCINB82 $97,509$56,222 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
BENZIE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCMIB82 $91,269$102,339 FINANCIAL SE$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
DECATUR COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCTNB82 $102,437$107,792 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CITIZENS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF AMERICACAB82 $89,740$66,525 MEMBER AT LARGE$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MATTHEW BERRY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONILB82 $104,348$40,036 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
MCCLENDON-HILL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONALB82 $102,758$23,076 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
OREGON LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONORB82 $102,356$114,729 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
BEDFORD CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONOHB82 $94,947$56,134 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
LAUREL ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INCDEB82 $97,062$51,875 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
CSHA GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONCAB82 $93,412$40,774 CSHAF CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
NAOMI H TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONALB82 $100,825$83,076 INSIDE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
LOCAL UNION 45 U B C & J A SCHOLARSHIP FUNDNYB82 $99,355$43,380 CHAIRMAN$10,850 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MISS COLORADO SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INCCOB82 $92,481$58,989 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND INCMNB82 $90,108$52,449 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar mission

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$3,568,24529 92018–2024 EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION; SOMERSET SCHOLARSHIP FUND; SCOTT VALLEY SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL WARDS INC; ROYAL VAGABONDS FOUNDATION INC and 5 more
FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$312,00010 12015–2024 EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
BERNARD AND NAOMI L PODOLSKY CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$252,0004 12021–2024 FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION
CAPE COD FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$230,3171 12024–2024 ADVOCATES FOR A COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$132,21413 72017–2024 LAUREL ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC; SOMERSET SCHOLARSHIP FUND; SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE FUND; ADVOCATES FOR A COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION INC and 3 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$126,8408 42021–2024 COPTIC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; SERVE AFRICA; ROYAL VAGABONDS FOUNDATION INC; TERRA LINDA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$124,1649 12012–2022 SOMERSET SCHOLARSHIP FUND
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$120,0004 12019–2023 OCEANSIDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION
BOSTON FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$115,0004 12021–2024 FRIENDS OF RYAN DUCE MORRISSEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$74,5006 22019–2024 EAST LYME SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION INC; BEDFORD CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$68,27511 12010–2024 LINDA LORELLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$66,0004 22020–2022 COPTIC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; LINDA LORELLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$61,00011 22013–2024 LADY LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION; SOMERSET SCHOLARSHIP FUND
EL POMAR FOUNDATION Private foundation$60,0001 12020–2020 WRAY SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$57,5334 12019–2022 DONEGAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $98,394 spent · pay $0 · grants $91,038 · events $4,590
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $91,038$91,038-- 92.5%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSES $4,590$4,590-- 4.7%
Other (as described)FEES $1,723$1,723-- 1.8%
Other (as described)WEB HOSTING $566$566-- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $377$377-- 0.4%
Insurance $100-$100- 0.1%
Total$98,394100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $76,680 spent · pay $0 · grants $64,895 · events $4,953
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $64,895$64,895-- 84.6%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSES $4,953$4,953-- 6.5%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $4,837$4,837-- 6.3%
Fees: legal $1,200-$1,200- 1.6%
Other (as described)WEB HOSTING $404$404-- 0.5%
Other (as described)FEES $291$291-- 0.4%
Insurance $100-$100- 0.1%
Total$76,680100%

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